East German Poster Database

Items

• Wilhelm Busch
  This poster shows an illustration of a man with a white beard and a blue hat. Behind him are a collection of people of different nationalities. The bearded man is holding a small chalice with a bird drinking out of it. It is for an exhibition featuring illustrations by Wilhelm Busch. Box 6.
• Gertrude Degenhardt: Mainz/BRD
  This poster shows an illustration of a small man wrapped in red ribbons blowing on horn. He has a red beard and is wearing a wreath on his head. It is for an exhibition featuring graphic art and drawings by Gertrude Degenhardt at the Arkade Gallery in Berlin (June 1978). Box 6.
• IX. Kunstausstellung der DDR in Dresden
  This poster shows a series of art prints and paintings collected in a random oval shape. Each poster has a number attached at the bottom of it. It is for an exhibition featuring posters from German artists in Dresden.
• Friedrich B. Henkel: Plastik / Graphik
  This poster shows an image of three tall, vertical sculptures, with the middle one being the shortest. Several colored streaks (blue, red, and green) are drawn on each sculpture. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Friedrich B. Henkel in Berlin (June 1 - 24, 1978).
• 7. Ahrenshooper Grafikauktion
  This poster has an illustration of a nude female stretched out on a blue backdrop. The female has blonde hair and has her arms held up over her head. It is for the 7th annual Ahrenshooper Art Auction in Mecklenburg (August 5, 1978).
• Giebe: Zeichnungen, Malerei/Grafik
  This poster shows an illustration of a nude female standing with her legs spread apart. She has red hair and red lips. Behind the female are pink and white stripes. It is for an exhibition featuring drawings and paintings by Hubertus Giebe in Berlin (April 4 - 26, 1985).
• Ulrike und Thomas Oelzner: Glasplastik
  This poster has a dot-matrix background and shows an image of a piece of glass melting into two globes. The black text behind the two glass globes are magnified. It is for an exhibition featuring glass and plastic artwork by Ulrike and Thomas Oelzner at the Theaterpassage Gallery in Berlin (September 1979).
• Roger Rössing / Günter Rössler
  This poster has a white background and shows a photograph of a woman wearing a white blouse with her breasts exposed. It is for an exhibition featuring photography by Roger Rössing and Günter Rössler at the Hansering Gallery in Halle (May 6 - June 3, 1981).
• Charlie Chaplin
  This poster shows a graphic illustration of Charlie Chaplin in black geometric shapes. The shapes make up his hair, eyebrows, eyes, and mustache. It is for an exhibition featuring the best posters in East Germany in 1989.
• Labowski: Die Nacht
  This poster shows a painting of an elaborate mask underneath a crescent moon and bat. A large fish is at the bottom of the image. It is an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Labowski: Der Tag
  This poster shows a painting of an elaborate female mask in the center of the sky near the shore. Two trees are on either side of the image and two birds are shown at the bottom. It is an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Ruth Knorr
  This poster features twelve frames of illustrations depicting a scene in a large manor. Several characters are depicted in each frame. It is from an exhibition of book illustration in Berlin.
• Strandbefestigung
  This poster shows a photograph of a shoreline overgrown with tall grass and wheat. A white and red post flanks the right of the image. It is an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Pierrot
  This poster shows an illustration of a pantomime character in a white gown attached to a black string. She is floating in space, seemingly attached to a planet by the string. It is an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Bonsai
  This poster shows a photograph of a table filled with various Oriental objects including a bonsai tree, a fan, and two ceramic sculptures. It is an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Traumhaft
  This poster shows a photograph of a dark-skinned woman resting in an arm chair. She is fully naked with on hand draped over her chest. It is for an exhibition titled "Fantastic".
• Schwarzer Hut, roter Mund
  This poster has an image of a female's face and shoulders. All of her face is covered by the brim of a large hat except for her red lips. It is for an advertisement for museums in Berlin.
• Zumpelchen
  This poster shows an illustration of a blue and white striped cat holding a mouse with red hair wearing black and white clothing. The mouse is eating a piece of cheese and the cat is wearing white glasses with pink shades. It is for an exhibition titled "Zumpelchen".
• AUFrecht!(…nicht nur für Thomas Müntzer)
  This poster shows an illustration of a man lunging forward with a sword in one hand and holding a smaller person in the other hand. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Thomas Müntzer.
• Scherensprüche
  This poster has silhouettes of children and men in various positions, including riding a horse and sitting at a desk. In the center of the poster are speech bubbles filled with different proverbs.
• St. Katharine's Way
  This poster has an image of a building with large loading doors on three levels. The building has a sign that says "St. Katharine's Way". It is an advertisement for art museums in Dresden.
• Tele-vision
  This poster has a pink background and shows a the bottom half of a woman wearing only stockings and high heel shoes laying on a couch. A television is sitting on the couch next to her. It is for an exhibition titled "Tele-vision" in Berlin.
• George Stephenson 1781 - 1848
  This poster shows a portrait of George Stephenson white hair and sideburns. It also features illustrations of a steam locomotive. It is for an exhibition featuring work representing engineer George Stephenson in Berlin.
• Zirkus
  This poster shows a painting of numerous performers and animals in a circus. In the picture are acrobats, strongmen, clowns, elephants, jugglers, and horses. It is for an exhibition featuring circus art in Berlin.
• J.S. Bach 1685 - 1750
  This poster shows an abstract painting featuring lines of musical notes overlaid on a portrait. It is for an exhibition featuring work representing composer Johann Sebastian Bach.